This time, Luo Xi and the others traveled to the General's Mansion by carriage, not on horseback. Their main purpose was to care for Jiu Xian, who was injured. Only Qinglong, who had almost fully recovered, accompanied them. Of course, how many Red Mansion assassins were secretly following them remains unknown.
Baihu was sent by Jiuxian to find Nanwushang, while Xuanwu returned to the Red Mansion to continue managing its affairs. As long as Jiuxian was not around, he was basically in charge of all the general affairs of the Red Mansion.
Inside the carriage, Jiu Xian was resting with his eyes closed. Although he appeared to have recovered, he was still very weak after being tormented by various poisons for so long.
Luo Xi, however, quietly read the letters that Yin Li had sent, which were all about various things in Tongning County.
For example, the conscription process is going exceptionally smoothly, with people vying to enlist; winter wheat has already been planted, and everyone is working very hard, believing it will be finished soon; and the Chaoyang Manor headquarters has been moved to Tongning County, so that Luo Xi won't go to the wrong place when she returns.
There were many more details; Yin Li wrote down everything about Tongning County in detail, which made Luo Xi chuckle.
Yin Li is still as serious about her work as ever.
She thought for a moment, then picked up a pen and wrote on the paper: You did a great job, Xin...
Before the word "bitter" could be written, two "plop" sounds suddenly rang out outside, followed by the carriage rapidly tipping forward.
Luo Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly put a spatial blockade on the carriage.
At the same time, Nan Wushang's indignant voice came in: "Luo Xi Jiuxian, you dare to burn my Chuyun Valley, do you think I'm easy to mess with?"
Luo Xi and Jiu Xian exchanged a glance, then simultaneously leaped into the air, breaking through the carriage as their fierce palm strikes aimed towards the direction of the sound.
However, the place was long gone, and there was no trace of Nan Wushang, only a few trees that had been split apart.
Rosie: "..."
This person must be a rabbit, running so fast!
"It seems you can call the White Tiger back now. He came to us on his own, so you don't need to look for him anywhere."
Jiuxian said coldly, "He's courting death."
He gestured towards the shadows, signaling them to summon the White Tiger, but after a while, no one responded.
After thinking for a moment, Luo Xi understood: "They've probably all been poisoned."
Then she remembered the two "thump" sounds she had just heard, and the carriage that had crashed into the mountainside and fallen apart.
Where are the Qinglong people?
"There." Jiuxian pointed in that direction, and there they saw a black figure lying face down on the ground, motionless, on the road they had just walked on.
Loshi sighed, thinking, "This guy's been having a run of bad luck lately."
She quickly went over and turned the person over. The person's face was bluish-black, but they were still breathing.
Luo Xi didn't know what to say anymore, so she sighed and skillfully poured some spiritual spring water into her mouth.
Upon waking, Qinglong immediately shouted, "Assassins—"
"Alright, stop shouting, they've already run away," Luo Xi said.
Just then, Jiuxian returned from the woods not far away, his face unusually pale.
"What?" Although Luo Xi had already guessed, she still asked.
Jiuxian's voice was so cold it was almost icy: "They're all dead."
"Once we catch him, I'll make sure he doesn't get away with it." For the first time, his usually expressionless face revealed the chilling aura befitting the leader of the world's number one assassin.
“We’ll have to catch him.” Loxi sighed. “If he always does this, releasing the poison and running away, I’m afraid no one will be able to catch him.”
Jiuxian turned his head and looked at Luo Xi.
Loxi shook her head: "I can't catch up either."
She has spatial abilities, so unless she learns teleportation, she won't have an advantage in speed.
After that incident, Nan Wushang became more brazen, frequently throwing poison at them when they weren't looking. These were all deadly poisons, and as a result, a number of assassins hiding in the shadows were killed every few days.
Meanwhile, Qinglong, who had been driving the carriage outside, and Baihu, who had been summoned back, were also repeatedly affected. Although Luo Xi rescued them in time each time, the aftereffects of the repeated occurrences were hard to get rid of, and their once handsome faces turned into toad-like features.
Rosie: "..."
Baihu raised his hand and touched his bumpy cheek, his face contorted with grief: "Madam Luo, can you think of a way? If this continues, Qinglong and I won't be able to reach the General's Mansion."
As for the original poster, he's not worth any more attention. Every time they get poisoned, he never even glances at them. Cold-blooded!
Rosie: "..."
Sigh, it felt like the two people outside had become human warning lights for her and Jiuxian.
It's all because Nan Wushang is too fast. Every time she detects the poison, the two people outside have already been poisoned, and there's nothing she can do about it.
"Okay, let me think about it." She said seriously, "Nine Strings, besides the four of us, don't let anyone else follow us, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties."
Jiuxian knew that ordinary assassins were basically useless against Nan Wushang, so he passed on the notice.
Luo Xi thought for a moment, then beckoned to Jiu Xian and whispered to him for a while.
It's time to teach Nan Wushang a lesson.
After Luo Xi finished speaking, Jiu Xian rarely smiled and said, "Good idea, I will prepare the things."
Having calculated the time perfectly, it was almost time for Nan Wushang to come and release the poison again. Luo Xi gave Jiu Xian a wink and began to activate her mental power to the maximum.
Instantly, everything within a kilometer radius was displayed before her: the grass and trees by the roadside, the insects and snakes on the ground, and even the birds flying overhead.
The effect was remarkable, but the cost was also considerable. In just about an hour, Rosie's powers were almost exhausted, which was even more tiring than finding underground water.
She quickly took out some spiritual spring water and drank a sip: "Could this guy have realized the trap we set?"
“Possibly,” Jiuxian said.
Now that she had begun, Luo Xi would not give up easily. She drank the spiritual spring water while circulating her cultivation technique to maintain the surveillance range for a longer period of time.
But even after the sun had set and most of the spiritual spring water had been used up, Nan Wushang still hadn't arrived.
Seeing Luo Xi's pale face and the sweat on her forehead and temples, Jiu Xian frowned and patted her shoulder: "Stop, let's think of another way."
Luo Xi glanced at him, then took another sip of the spiritual spring water: "Impossible."
To succeed in some things, you need to have the perseverance to endure.
Jiuxian stared at her intently for a while before sitting back down.
However, when dawn broke, there was still no sign of Nan Wushang, and no one else was poisoned.
Luo Xi almost couldn't help but smash the cup: "Does this Nan Wushang think he can predict the future?"
"Forget it, let's think of another way," Jiuxian said again.
This time, Luo Xi didn't insist. She drank some spiritual spring water and started to rest. However, after she had rested enough, she would still use her spiritual power to look around from time to time.
However, Nan Wushang was never seen, and the Azure Dragon and White Tiger outside the carriage were not poisoned again.
"Lady Luo, could he have left temporarily?" Qinglong wondered.
Rosie: "..."
Luo Xi had guessed it too, so she had been patient with this person for so long, waiting for him to lower his guard so she could strike him deadly. But now, it was all for nothing, wasn't it?
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